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New system to help sniff out threats
LOOKING for that 'needle in the haystack' yet vital clue in foiling terrorist, cyberspace or even bird flu threats will get easier with some made-in-Singapore help.This locally developed computerised tool for intelligence analysts is called the Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning... [Read more]

Google gains again beat analyst forecasts
SAN FRANCISCO - GOOGLE'S fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled as the online search engine leader once again sprinted past analyst expectations, but the breathtaking growth was still not enough for investors.Google said on Wednesday that it earned US$1.03 billion (S$1.58 billion), or... [Read more]

7 from sports school gain direct entry into top JCs
THEY may not feature among the top scorers when the O-level results are released today, but they have nevertheless landed places in top junior colleges. Seven of the first batch of 39 graduates from the Singapore Sports School are now set... [Read more]

SPH's Thomson condo sells out in just 30 hours
ALL 273 units of Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) high-end condominium at Thomson Road have been sold, barely 30 hours after they were released at a special preview on Sunday evening. The public launch, due to be held this weekend, has been... [Read more]

Sports World
SLINGERS TO TAKE ON CROCODILESSYDNEY: The Singapore Slingers will face the Townsville Crocodiles in the quarter-finals of the Australian National Basketball League play-offs.Singapore lost 76-102 to the Kings in their final regular-season game in Sydney yesterday.They finished eighth, with a 13-20... [Read more]

Pay compensation for lost title deed
BEFORE 1995, the title deed of any property bought with CPF funds was to be held by the Central Provident Fund Board as security. The mortgage on our property was finalised in 1992 and the title deed was supposed to be... [Read more]

Crash landings
PHOTO: REUTERS French policemen inspecting an airplane (above) after it overran the airport runway in Pau, southern France, slamming into a truck and killing its driver on Thursday. The 50-plus passengers on board the plane, belonging to Air France subsidiary Regional... [Read more]

No happy return for Iverson
SAN ANTONIO - THE San Antonio Spurs were happy to play at home again finally. Allen Iverson was happy just to be playing again. The Spurs returned home for the first time in more than three weeks on Tuesday night, and... [Read more]

China bends rules for couple
BEIJING - CUPID, long frowned upon by Chinese sport, is finally allowed to smile. The national tennis federation has bent its own rules banning romantic relationships to ease pressure on Li Na, a top medal hope for the 2008 Olympic Games... [Read more]

Clinic keeps baby over unpaid bill
JAKARTA - AN INDONESIAN clinic is keeping a baby until his poor parents pay the bill for his delivery, a report said yesterday. Pedicab driver Sutrisno, 33, paid 1.3 million rupiah (S$220) to the Murni Asih clinic in Bojong Nangka near... [Read more]

Soccer Shorts
CHELSEA NEED MOURINHO, SAYS LAMPARDLONDON: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard admits it is difficult to think about life without manager Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. There have been suggestions that Mourinho will quit at the end of the season after falling out... [Read more]